Terraferma 2011

Nicolas Rapold, New York Times: As "Terraferma" tightens its focus on a courageous resolution of tough issues, too much nuance is jettisoned along the way. Read more

Tom Keogh, Seattle Times: Crialese and co-screenwriter Vittorio Moroni portray a way of life on that island in complete uproar .. Read more

Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times: Involving, thematically rich ... yet also quite timeless ... Read more

Ella Taylor, NPR: The visceral passion of these tales of poverty-stricken but tight communities, dreaming and striving for better futures for their children, gripped me. Read more

Farran Smith Nehme, New York Post: Emanuele Crialese's film burns with a sense of this situation's inhumanity, and he gives a palpable sense of life in a place where the beauty attracts tourists, but the natives are barely getting by. Read more

Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer: Terraferma offers a sun-splashed meditation on compassion, tradition, tolerance, and generational change. Read more

David Fear, Time Out: Except for two contrasting (pot)shots-a dance-party ship bursting with vulgarians (take that, Berlusconi's Italy!) and night-swimming immigrants being beaten off a boat's prow-Terraferma's second half feels like a slow hike over too-familiar ground. Read more

Chuck Wilson, Village Voice: It's all very predictable, very Hollywood. Storytelling cliche, it would seem, knows no borders. Read more

Stephanie Merry, Washington Post: For the most part the multi-faceted story works. Read more